Meaning & use
Transitionary
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Relating to or marking a period of change from one state or condition to another.
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The company called the reorganization a transitionary phase before the full merger took effect.
Students in their first year often go through a transitionary period of adjusting to campus life.
A note on using this word
Many style guides prefer 'transitional' over 'transitionary,' viewing the latter as a less standard variant, though both appear regularly in business and news writing.
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transitional
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